I've had this video for almost two weeks, and I would have forgotten about it if not for a Facebook post from a friend. One of the things that we noticed right after the flood happened, when all of the interior contents of homes first made their way out to front lawns, were scavengers. Folks driving around in pick-up trucks, some towing flatbeds behind them, looking for furniture of all types. Things that looked good were quickly picked up. So here was the scene: home-owners placing furniture / clothing / appliances on their front lawn (everything they own) because it came into contact with flood water. Dirty flood water. Flood water that had gasoline, oil, raw sewage, etc. in it. To add insult to injury, the home-owners that lost everything were forced to watch or confront folks that were digging through and taking their personal belongings.
After seeing this happen over the course of several days, Dave and I half-heatedly discussed the advice of not buying furniture anywhere in Texas that wasn't a reputable store for fear these items that were physically in the flood water were going to be resold via garage sales, online platforms, re-sale shops, etc.
Que the video: this was captured at our house in San Antonio about two weeks after the flood. The driver says he is from "North Carolina" with "new furniture" in the truck at wholesale prices. #buyerbeware
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